Influx of Foreign Refugees to Jordan and Its Overall Burden on Cancer Care
Percentage Governorate name Rank 28 Amman Max 25 Mafraq 23 Irbid 11.3 Zarqa 3.2 Balqa 1.8 Jarash 1.7 Madaba 1.6 Ajlon and Karak 1.2 Ma’an 0.5 Tafelah and Aqaba Min…
Cancer Care in Afghanistan
Indicator Year Statistics GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 2009 12,853 GDP: Growth rate at constant 1990 prices (annual %) GDP per capita 456.6 Exchange rates (national currency per…
Medical Care in Countries in Transition
Early cancer detection Breast: mammogram, digital mammogram; MRI Lung: low radiation CT scan Prostate: PSA, multi-parametric MRI Large bowel: fecal occult blood, recto-sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, virtual colonoscopy Hepatocellular carcinoma: alfa fetoprotein;…
Modeling Integrative Oncology for the Arab Population in Northern Israel
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Michael Silbermann (ed.)Cancer Care in Countries and Societies in Transition10.1007/978-3-319-22912-6_5 5. Modeling Integrative Oncology for the Arab Population in Northern Israel Eran Ben-Arye1, 2 and Jamal Dagash1, 2, 3 (1) Integrative…
Cancer Care in a Country Undergoing Transition: Turkey, Current Challenges and Trends for the Future
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Michael Silbermann (ed.)Cancer Care in Countries and Societies in Transition10.1007/978-3-319-22912-6_12 12. Cancer Care in a Country Undergoing Transition: Turkey, Current Challenges and Trends for the Future Rejin Kebudi1, 2 and…
How to Prioritize Cancer Care for Countries in Transition
Fig. 2.1 A cancer awareness poster designed for use in African Health Centres National Cancer Control Plan A National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP) defines a nation’s strategy for preventing, detecting,…
Cancer Trends and Risk Factors in Morocco
Fig. 3.1 Map of Morocco According to the United Nations human development index (HDI ) , Morocco is ranked 125/177 countries worldwide (value 0.620) and 6/45 African countries for which…
Cancer Care in India
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Michael Silbermann (ed.)Cancer Care in Countries and Societies in Transition10.1007/978-3-319-22912-6_16 16. Cancer Care in India Suresh Kumar1 (1) Institute of Palliative Medicine, Calicut, Kerala, India Suresh Kumar Email: drsuresh.kumar@gmail.com…
Cancer Care in Sudan: Current Situation and Challenges
Fig. 13.1 The most common types of cancer among Sudanese patients, 2009–2010. National cancer strategy, Sudan 2012–2016 Early Detection in Sudan There are some efforts to train primary healthcare workers…
Cancer Care in Countries in Transition in Africa: The Case of Uganda
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Michael Silbermann (ed.)Cancer Care in Countries and Societies in Transition10.1007/978-3-319-22912-6_14 14. Cancer Care in Countries in Transition in Africa: The Case of Uganda Amos Deogratius Mwaka1 , Henry Wabinga2 and Christopher Orach Garimoi3 (1) Department…
